'Shelter Shiver' raises money for homeless animals

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A Shelter Shiver participant prepares to enter the cold Lake Michigan water.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Alive Rescue hosted its ninth annual Shelter Shiver at North Avenue Beach Sunday.

Participants dove into the freezing Lake Michigan water - or took a "chicken dip" - to raise money for homeless animals.

The event raised more than $90,000.

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